Coat

1870-1904

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Wool, linen, metal

Overall: 4 x 17 1/2 x 33 1/2 in. ( 10.2 x 44.4 x 85.1 cm )

Gift of the Fort Ticonderoga Museum

1936.515

This Private's coat is from the Troy Citizen's Corps, 6th Company, Troy, New York.

DescriptionRed wool single-breasted militia Private's dress coat, with 1" blue closed stand-up collar with red tabs that fold out from the throat towards the shoulders, secured with buttons at the ends on the tabs; 9 buttons down the bodice; closed sleeves (no cuffs) with blue around the bottom in a chevron shape, with 3 buttons; 4 panels at the back of the bodice, with 2 buttons near the center at the waistline, blue stripes along the edges of split skirt with a button on each side; bodice lined with white linen, skirt lined with red linen, bodice lightly padded and quilted; all buttons cast with eagle above quadrant shield, surrounded by stars and "EXCELSIOR" at the bottom.

Markingscast: bottom of each button face: "NATIONAL GUARD" embroidered: on tag inside neck: "BOYLAN & CO / NEW YORK" stamped: in ink, beneath maker's label: "64"

ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: UNIFORM